nobigdyl.

Born in the Bay Area and raised in the rural south, Tennessee rapper/songwriter nobigdyl.’s sound embodies the eclectic nature of his upbringing. A storyteller at heart, his influential lyrics are part memoir, part stream of consciousness as he wrestles through the concepts of faith, ego, love, and loss. Gliding over production ranging from hard-hitting to ethereal, Dylan employs wit and introspection as he explores what it means to be a black boy raised in the backwoods of Tennessee.

Encouraged to focus on his rap career after he began working with Christian hip-hop star Derek Minor, nobigdyl. began releasing music and formed a collective called Indie Tribe. His major-label debut, SOLAR., appeared in 2018, and he won a Dove Award for "King Jesus," his 2022 collaboration with KB. He's also received praise and exposure from Barack Obama and NPR's Tiny Desk.